Diaphanitas

"Imago cum Annia a Iacobo!"
"An Image with Annie by Jacob!"

Here it is:

( Imago cum Annia a Iacobo! )

Happy birthday to Annie!

( Imagines Anniae )

Here are some great clips showing Anne and Annie in action!

• Anne Frank
  
  
• Annie Oakley

The Anne one is kind of sad.

LWotP: pellicula -ae f. "movie," "clip."

I found this in someone's signature:

Mr. Clemens (Mark Twain) was once asked whether he feared death. He said that he did not, in view of the fact that he had been dead for billions and billions of years before he was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.

One of the things that I no longer really fear is death. If I had never learned to stop fearing death so much, I probably would have had a lot of trouble starting my R-Girl story.

( Imago cum Septem Resuscitatis )

LWotP: mors -rtis f. "death."

New R-Girl colorbar:

( Linea Multicolor Nova Resuscitatarum )

Here is an avatar for Bonnie and Annie:

( Avatara )

Both of the original pictures were done by Pheona.

LWotP:
Puellae Sclopetorum "Gun Gals";
Puellae Clavilium "Piano Gals."

scaeriefaerie13 posted a thread in the womens_history community about action figures of historical women! There are figures for Annie and Marie (yes, that one with the scary and wrong ejector head action). I have the Annie figure! Unfortunately, my digital camera isn't working, so I can't take a picture of the figure. However, I can show a scan of the back of the package:

( Figura Actionalis Anniae Oakleiae )

It looks like 1926 was a busy R-Girl year. Annie died in that year. Margot was born in that year. Bonnie got married in that year...

LWotP: sclopetum -i n. "gun."

New R-Girl avatar:

( Novum Avatarum cum Septem Resuscitatis )

Here is something weird:

2. Annie Oakley was the first woman shot by the FBI.
FALSE. Bonnie Parker was the first woman shot by the FBI.

LWotP: sclopetum -i n. "gun."

I made new versions of the R-Girls' avatars:

( Formae Novae Avatarorum Septem Resuscitatarum )

LWotP: resuscitare "to revive."

I learned about this goofiness on television:

Prophecy of the Popes

As far as I can tell...

• The Latin phrases are vague enough for me to say, "Wow, but how could so many phrases not fit their respective people?"
  
  
• Some of the Latin translations there are a bit off. For instance, it seems to me that "De Pannonia Tusciae" means "From Pannonia of Tuscany," not "From Tuscian Hungary," as that article claims.

Oh, wait, I just received word that archeologists have discovered the ancient...

Libri Praedictionum Feminarum Resuscitatarum...

meaning "The Books of the Prophecies of the Resurrected Women." It describes how seven women will be resurrected from the dead so that they can fight the evils in the world.

( Libri Praedictionum Feminarum Resuscitatarum )

LWotP: prophetia -ae f. "prophecy."

This was bound to happen:

( Linea Multicolor Resuscitatarum )

LWotP: multicolor -oris "multicolored."

I found a strange Annie picture:

http://www.deviantart.com/view/5758788/

That doesn't look much like her. She has animal ears and a tail and animal skin.

Heh, I almost wrote "anime" instead of "animal"!

Pheona finished the Gun Gals picture!

http://www.deviantart.com/view/28309807/

That was nice of her! Gratias, Pheona!

LWotP: petasus -i m. "hat."

Pheona wrote something odd in her deviantArt journal:

A friend from the PGSM forums wants me to make a picture of Bonnie Parker and Annie Okley (sp?). That is all he gave me, so I'll have to try and figure out something

But I also mentioned that they should be "Gun Girls," similar to what she did with the "Piano Girls," Clara and Fanny. That "Gun Girls" theme should entail, I think, Bonnie and Annie with their guns; they should be aiming and firing. Other than that, I do not have anything specific in mind. I think that gives her some artistic freedom.

Anyway, I like this picture she did a while back:


Aw, how adorable!

LWotP:
Puellae Sclopetorum "Gun Girls."
Puellae Clavilium "Piano Girls."

I added my friend Aaron to my Friends List this morning! I did not know he already had a LJ account.

He really is into a certain Super Sentai series. In fact, he even made up Super-Sentai-ish names and titles and such for some of the moderators and administrators at the Genvid/DIES GAUDII forums! How cute and clever!

I asked him what Rangers the R-Girls would be, and he said "復女戦隊才連者【ふっじょせんたいサイレンジャー】," which seems to be something like "Resurrected Woman Task Force Sairanger" (the "Sai" in "Sairanger" means "genius" or "talent"). That would be "Resuscitātārum Fēminārum Mīlitāris Ūnitās Ingeniituitrīcēs" in Latin. After he said "復女戦隊才連者【ふっじょせんたいサイレンジャー】," I asked him what the R-Girls' individual names and titles would be. He said that he was busy at the time. Well, I can try my luck on the names:

• Rēgīnituitrīx! Caelestis Stella Versāliārum, Maria Antoinetta!
  Queen Ranger! Heavenly Versailles Star, Marie Antoinette
  
  
• Prōscrīptituitrīx! Caelestis Stella Texiae, Bonnia Parcera!
  Outlaw Ranger! Heavenly Texas Star, Bonnie Parker!
  
  
• Sure-Shot-tuitrīx! Caelestis Stella Ohīī, Annia Oakleia!
  Sure Shot Ranger! Heavenly Ohio Star, Annie Oakley!
  
  
• Wunderkind-tuitrīx! Caelestis Stella Lipsiae, Clara Schumanna!
  Wunderkind Ranger! Heavenly Leipzig Star, Clara Schumann!
  
  
• Flōrigerituitrīx! Caelestis Stella Hamburgī, Fannia Hensela!
  Flowered Ranger! Heavenly Hamburg Star, Fanny Hensel!
  
  
• Diāriituitrīx! Caelestis Stella Amstelodamī, Anna Franca!
  Diary Ranger! Heavenly Amsterdam Star, Anne Frank!
  
  
• Studiōsituitrīx! Caelestis Stella Amstelodamī, Margota Franca!
  Studious Ranger! Heavenly Amsterdam Star, Margot Frank!

How do you like them apples, Aaron?

Latin word of the post: tuitrix, "female protector" or "female ranger."

Some people have said some weird things about Bonnie and Annie:

Bonnie Parker, of Bonnie and Clyde infamy, and Annie Oakley, relieved some of the stress of their jobs.. by smoking cigars.

and

Bonnie Parker, of the infamous Bonnie and Clyde, smoked Cuban cigars as she and Clyde wreaked havoc across the southwest during the Depression. Annie Oakley puffed on cheroots to calm her nerves before and after shooting exhibitions.

But Bonnie said, "It's the bunk about me smoking cigars." And Dexter Fellows, who was sometimes the press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (where Annie was working for years), said that Annie "didn't smoke, cuss, or drink hard liquor."

I also found these online:

From real-life characters Annie Oakley and Bonnie Parker to fictional ones such as video game heroine Lara Croft and "Terminator 2" protagonist Sarah Connor, armed women have long been a part of American culture and folklore.

and

Stories abound of women both famous and infamous - from Annie Oakley, the legendary sharpshooter, to Bonnie Parker, the notorious bank robber.

I hope my friend Pheona draws Annie and Bonnie like she drew Clara and Fanny!

Latin word of the post: sclopetum, "gun."

Here is something about Annie's personality from Shirl Kasper's Annie Oakley:

Though Annie's indigent upbringing probably would have shocked the ladies of London society, the past was obscured by her style, her natural dignity, and her amiable manner. She possessed a certain polish and natural intelligence. After those first few years with Frank Butler there was nothing of the country bumpkin about Annie Oakley, though she was portrayed that way in the modern Broadway musical, Annie Get Your Gun. And although she has been confused in modern times with the rough-and-tumble Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Canary), and two women were nothing alike. Annie Oakley's reserve, politeness, and savvy went over well with the educated people she met. It was by virtue of her personality as well as her talent that she was admired readily into a London society that seldom opened its doors to public performers.

Sponsa and I were talking about the personalities of the R-Girls. I summed up Annie's personality by saying that she is like Michiru, but she is good at guns instead of musical instruments.

Latin word of the post: personalitas, "personality."

I found some interesting parts in the book The Strange History of Bonnie and Clyde:

Such spectacular growth of a legend is perhaps a surprising phenomenon in the middle years of the twentieth-century civilization. Yet, as we shall see, the transformation of the humble Dallas waitress and her jug-eared boyfriend occurred by essentially the same processes that produced the legend of the outlaw of Sherwood. It was Bonnie Parker who supplied the unique ingredient: the image of the tiny feminine figure with a machine-gun, who chose to die with the man she loved. It was as though Annie Oakley had teamed up with Billy the Kid, or as if Maid Marian had fought with bow and arrow beside her Hood.

It mentioned Annie! I am happy!

The back of the book describes Bonnie as a "blindly devoted, exhibitionistic girlfriend." I do not think Bonnie would like that.

Latin word of the post: exhibitionisticus, "exhibitionistic."

I would love to see fanlistings for all of the R-Girls! So far, I have found these:

• The Approved Marie Antoinette Fanlisting
  
• Diary of Anne Frank FANLISTING

It is a shame, I think, that fanlistings have not been created for Bonnie, Annie, Clara, Fanny, and Margot.

Latin words of the post: fautor, "male fan," and fautrix, "female fan."

I finished reading the Who Was Annie Oakley? book that I bought in Chicago. The illustrations in the book are amusing! One illustration shows Annie in the rain. Hm, I wonder what she would look like in a modern bathing suit! Hee!

There are several places that show "Annie and Frank" (Frank was Annie's husband), which kept making me think of "Anne Frank"! How silly!

Latin word of the post: sclopetum, "gun."

I got back home from a trip to Chicago! Downtown Chicago is very pretty this part of the year. It was chaotic today because of the shoppers! It was also fun. I wish I could go there more often during the holidays.

Here are some of the stores I went to: The Sharper Image, Borders Books, HERSHEY’S Chicago, Powell's Books. At Border's Books, I bought an Annie book. Poor Annie looks odd on the cover.

Latin word of the post: Chicagum, "Chicago."

These are some of the books I would love to own:

Marie Antoinette: The Journey

The Wicked Queen: The Origins of the Myth of Marie-Antoinette

Blood-Soaked Career of Bonnie Parker

The Bonnie and Clyde scrapbook: The letters, poems and diary of Bonnie Parker

Annie Oakley

Shooting For The Moon: The Amazing Life and Times of Annie Oakley

Clara Schumann: The Artist and the Woman

Clara Schumann: Piano Virtuoso

Fanny Mendelssohn

Hidden Music: The Life of Fanny Mendelssohn

Anne Frank

Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary - A Photographic Remembrance

Shadow Life

Latin word of the post: accipere, "to receive."

I found something else at eBay:

ANNIE (LITTLE SURE SHOT) OAKLEY AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED

Take a look at the starting price: US $30,000.00! That's a lot of money! Even if I wanted to get that, there is no way I could pay for it!

Still, it's interesting to see Annie's handwriting!

Latin word of the post: epistula, "letter."

Mea Perscriptio Prima
My First Entry

Salvete omnes!

I'm new at this, so what you see here might look screwy at first. It would probably be a good idea if I experimented with this a little bit.

My fiancee Melissa once said, "I'd hate to have a blog. People don't need to know about my life unless they love me, and if they love me they already know about my life." I agreed with her about that when she said that. Lately, however, I've changed my mind. Perhaps readers would actually find my live amusing. If other members post comments here, and they continue to do so, I'll keep on adding material to this blog. How does that sound?

You might notice the non-English words in the title and such. People who know me also know that I'm fascinated in the Latin language. Here are the translations of the Latin phrases that I've used:

• Ephemeris Interretialis Diaphani: Diaphanus' Online Journal


• Vita Temporaque Iani Andreae Milleri: The Life and Times of Ian Andreas Miller


• Mea Perscriptio Prima: My First Entry

So, now you know what the Latin phrases say. If I continue writing in this blog, you'll see more Latin phrases. I'll use this blog to discuss certain aspects of the Latin language. There is a lot of bad Latin out there, and sometimes I just have to spend some time to vent.

On a not-so-related note, I'm working on a fictional story that includes several women from history. So far, I have chosen seven of them: Marie Antoinette, Bonnie Parker, Annie Oakley, Clara Schumann, Fanny Hensel, Anne Frank, and Margot Frank. My friend Gina Biggs, who is a talented artist, drew this excellent picture for me:


I was worried that I could get into some legal problems because my story includes Anne and Margot Frank. I really don't need the Anne Frank House to come after me. However, it seems that I really don't need permission to include the girls in my story. My story at least needs to include a disclaimer saying that it's a work of alternative, historical fiction and written without the authorization of the representatives for the parties involved.

Now I have another thing to be concerned about. You see, I want to present my story as a manga or an online comic. I think that I'm a pretty decent writer, but I'm not much of an artist. My fiancee Melissa (I call her Sponsa, Latin for "Fiancee") is also a good writer, but she isn't an artist, either. If I had the talent to drew the comic, I would go ahead and do it. At this point, I'm looking for an artist to collaborate with me. Are there any artists out there who would be willing to work with me?

That's about it for now. Valete omnes!